Country stars are crushin’ hard on Little Big Town, with artists like Kacey Musgraves, Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton and more standing up for their friends and their single “Girl Crush.”
The song, written by popular country songwriters Lori McKenna, Hillary Lindsey and Liz Rose, tells the story of a woman who is jealous of her ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend, but its title and some of its lyrics, along with the fact that LBT’s female members take the lead on vocals, have listeners (incorrectly) assuming that the tune discusses a lesbian relationship and demanding that radio stations stop playing it.
“That’s just shocking to me, the close-mindedness of that, when that’s just not what the song was about,” Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild says. “But what if it were? It’s just a greater issue of listening to a song for what it is.”
Although the backlash isn’t as widespread as it originally seemed, artists like Dierks Bentley are standing up for the song, no matter its meaning.
“When I heard that song, I never even thought about it being about a girl crush or a lesbian [romance],” he says. “And when I thought about it that way, I liked it even more.”
Country stars are using their social media power to spread the word about supporting the four-member group, sharing photos of themselves donning red, white and black hats printed with the song’s title. Over the weekend, McEntire posted a picture of herself wearing her hat, along with the caption, “Tipping my hat to my friends Little Big Town for their single #girlcrush!”

After a unscheduled week off we are back! Thank you for stopping by and pushing play and supporting new country music! As always we got 3 new fresh tracks for you this week… but this week we are going with a theme! GIRL POWER!!! 3 new songs all by talented Women in country music!
Starting off this week is a young lady on the rise! Raelynn hit with her debut single “Why God Made Girls,” and she is back with her follow up, “For A Boy.” Both song coming off her debut 5 song ep ME! Follow her on the Twitter here @RaeLynnOfficial.
I’m excited to finally be able to play the next song! Jana Kramer stopped by the station a few months back and played a bunch of new music for us, and it was great! Her first single off of her upcoming album is “I Got the Boy.” This song is a perfect example of the story telling that you are going to get on the new album that is coming out later this year! Find her on Twitter @kramergirl
Wrapping up the podcast this week is a young lady out of Texas and now out of Nashville, SaraBeth or if ya become her Twitter friend you can call her Swags! This young lady has been puting in the work, mastering her craft, and opening for your favorite country stars! Her new single is I’m Sick Of It. Swags is a blast to follow on Twitter and even more fun to listen to! Be sure to let her know what you think on Twitter @SBSwags
Thanks again for stopping by! Be sure to hit the like and follow buttons to get all the newest country music first!! You can get me on Twitter @JayRobertsRadio See you next week!

Episode 18! Thank you so much for stopping by and supporting new country music!! Can’t bel;ieve that we have already knocked down two months of 2015! So much good music already out and we still have 10 months to go! I say we jump right into the 3 songs we have this week!
I got excited this week when I saw that we got new music from Kacey Musgraves! Same Trailer Different Park was by far one of my favorite albums when it came out. I felt that Kacey really bridged that gap between so many different sounds in country music with that album. I can’t wait to hear he second album hopefully coming out sometime this Summer but for now we get her first single off it here! It’s call Biscuits and she say that it sets the table perfect for the new album! If your liking the song like I am, let her know on her twitter @KaceyMusgraves
Coming up second we have one of the songs off of what is going to be Luke Bryans LAST album!! Well… his last Spring Break album!! Yes Luke says that Checkin’ Out … Spring Break will be the final in his yearly Spring time releases. While there are no real singles that come from these albums, I’m really liking this one called My Ol’ Bronco! The new EP will be out March 10th!
Closing it out for this week, we are tapping some talent from right here in Northern California! I just found out about Toree McGee a few weeks ago thanks to John Kreuzer and my good friend Indiana Al at KRTY in San Jose! They were all over this young ladies debut single “Amen” and said I had to hear it! And what can I say… She is the first Northern California native to make it to the Monday Music Meeting! So give her a listen and then let her know what you think about it!! You can find her on Twitter @ToreeMcGee or on her website toreemcgee.com
Thanks so much for stopping by! As always we will back with you next week with 3 more new Country songs!! Be sure to like the show on soundcloud and follow me on Twitter to get the show as soon as they come out!!

So I did my first duck hunt yesterday! And well… 7 hours in the water with heavy fog I got my first duck! Which give me enough meat for maybe an appitizer, for me… LOL! Overall it was a good time with some good folks!

So I did my day 2 run today, so for that part of my goal I’m right on track! i even ran the same distance as Monday but did it 2 minutes faster! However… I feel like I worked my kegs out hard in the gym! Everything hurts! I’m hoping streatching before and after will help and I can get my run in on Friday and then rest the weekend, that was my goal, but right now its hard to walk!

So I started running, yeah again. Hopefully this time I will stick with it! I have 11 months and 6 days to get sexy for the wedding!
So I ran about a mile yesterday. Not bad since I havent ran in a few months! It was cold and it sucked! But I powered through. I’m not really setting a weight goal yet, just know I need to get back down to at least 15% body fat, which is a pretty hefty goal.
Trying to find a running app that works with my Samsung Gear S watch so that I dont have to run with my phone. The Nike app comes with it but dosent seem to work when its not near the phone. I also need to get a pair of wireless ear buds to use with it. Any suggestions?
Well Ill let you know how I fair with tomorrows run!

Welcome back for 2015! Hope you had a great holiday season! We are back for a whole new year of the Monday Music Meeting, and I am excited about some of the music that I have already heard and some of the music that is rumored to be coming out! But right now let get this show started with 3 new songs for you!
Up first is a good friend of mine that sent me this single 2 months ago and then told me I couldn’t play it! But now I have the OK to have you turn it up loud! It’s the new single from Joe Bachman! You will remember him from songs like Small Town Rockstar, A Soldiers Memoir, or Lookatchu last year. He is back, and I think this song definitly has some fire in it! It is “Sumthin’ Bout a Woman” Be sure to reach out to him on Twitter at @JoeBachman and let him know what you think!
Coming in second this week is our favorite Woman Duo, Maddie & Tae! Coming off the smash debut single “Girl In a Country Song,” they are following up with a new song called “Fly.” and it is on their EP that is available right now! You can find the girls on twitter at @MaddieandTae @MaddieMarlow and @_taylordye
Wrapping it up for us this week is a lady that IU have been waiting to release a single since I met her in April of 2013! The SUPER talented Mickey Guyton just might have the best pipes, that I have heard, in Country Music! Yeah I know that is a HUGE statment but this girl has so much tallent that she has already performed for the President and the First Lady! This is her debut single, “Better Than You Left Me.” Please find her on Twitter @MickeyGuyton and let her know what you think!

Thats a wrap for the first show of 2015! We will be back next week with 3 new tracks for you! As always you can reach out to me anyway you like! Twitter @jayrobertsradio facebook.com/jayrobertsradio or with an email jayroberts@1019thewolf.com
See you next week!

Back at you with episode 9! This is the Monday Music Meeting! If you have been here before, thank you for coming on back and supporting new country music! If this is your first go round every Monday we bring you 3 new country songs from your favorite artists as well as artist that you may not have heard about that could become your next favorite artist!
Starting off this week, I’m bringing you another artist from North of the boarder! He goes by the name Dallas Smith and is definitely NOTHING new if you live in Canada! This guy has been putting out hits in Canada and is finally jumping the boarder to bring his sound to the states! He has worked with the boys of Florida Georgia Line and The Cadillac 3 writing and recording music and had his first US single for us now! The track is called “Wastin’ Gas” off his new CD called “Lifted” that is on iTunes right now for just $4.99! You can stalk, I mean follow him on the Twitter @DallasSmith or see more about him and get the link to the album at dallassmithmusic.com
These next guys are not newbies to the Monday Music Meeting making their debut on episode 2, but they are back with a new song and a new album! Sundy Best is back with their new single “Southern Boy” off their new album “Salvation City!” I got to check these guys out live a few weeks back and hang with them after the show. Kris and Nick are really chill folks that make good music! Seeing them live is definitely worth checking out! Go take a look at their videos at sundybest.net Be sure to check out the one for Lotta Love, simple video that always makes me laugh! They are on the Twitter too, @sundybest
Wrappin things up this week is a guy I stumbled across randomly, but I’m glad I did! Ricky Gunn is his name and he has already started carving out a spot in country music for himself opening for guys like Travis Tritt, Tyler Farr and Gary Allen. He’s got is debut single out for you now called “King of This Town” and it’s available on iTunes right now for less than a buck! Check him out on the Twitter @rickygunn1 or at his site rickygunn.com

Boom another one done! Thank you so much for supporting new Country music and remember we do this every week so hit the subscribe button below on Soundcloud to get all the new country first!! You can always follow me on Twitter @jayrobertsradio and reach me on my Facebook, facebook.com/jayrobertsradio

The beautiful thing about music, there is always new stuff coming out! That’s where we step in! Thank you for stopping by and supporting new country music!
Getting right into it this week first up is a Canadian Country music star who has made the move to Nashville. His name is Steven Lee Olsen and is already an established song writer, penning songs for the likes of Craig Morgan and The Judds just to name a few! He is ready to take Country Radio by storm with his debut single, its called “Raised on a Good Time.” You can pick it up on iTunes and you can reach out to him on his Twitter @stevenleeolsen
Coming up 2nd this week is the man who has strapped a rocket to his back and it FLYING up the Country music charts! His debut single went number one ridiculously fast! Of course I’m talking about Sam Hunt! His debut album has sold 100,000 copies and been streamed on Spotify over 4 million times! For his follow up single Sam has changed up the sound a little with the relesae of “Take Your Time.” He switches back and forth between poetry and singing in a hypnotizing way! You can let Sam know what you think about it on his twitter @SamHuntMusic PS I like this guy because he used to play for the Kansas City Chiefs!
Rounding out the Monday Music Meeting this week is new comer Logan Mize. You may have seen him on a commercial with Nashville’s Hayden Panettiere or on the TV series “Hart of Dixie. He is now ready to take his singing to the next level with the release of his first single “Can’t Get Away From a Good Time” LEt get his Twitter followers up and let him know what you think about the song you can reach him at @loganmize

So there is another episode in the books! Thank you so much for supporting new Country music and remember we do this every week so hit the subscribe button below on Soundcloud to get all the new country first!! You can always follow me on Twitter @jayrobertsradio and reach me on my Facebook, facebook.com/jayrobertsradio